Atahualpa Yupanqui
FolkArgentine folk traditionpayada singer-songwritergaucho ballad heritagemid-century Latin American folk
Atahualpa Yupanqui (22 January 1908 - 23 May 1992) was an Argentine singer, songwriter, guitarist, and writer. Yupanqui was born Héctor Roberto Chavero Haram in Pergamino (Buenos Aires Province), in the Argentine pampas, about 200 kilometers away from Buenos Aires. His family moved to Tucumán when he was ten. In a bow to two legendary Incan kings, he adopted the stage name Atahualpa Yupanqui, which became famous the world over. In his early years
Influenced by: Martín Miguel de Güemes, Juan Bautista Alberdi
- Active:
- 1930s–1992
- Scene:
- Argentina (Tucumán/Buenos Aires)
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